PolarTREC teacher Ruthie Rodriguez and researcher Vanessa Lougheed discuss the research and ongoing field work being carried out by students from UTEP for the Research Opportunities in the Arctic for Minorities Program (ROAM2) from Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Teacher Lee Teevan and researcher Mary Beth Decker discuss the science and research behind their expedition aboard the R/V Oceanus looking at jellyfish in the Bering Sea.
Casey O'Hara, Katey Shirey, Liz Ratliff and Kate Miller put together a poster sharing the PolarTREC program, their experiences working with IceCube through PolarTREC, and details on how other teachers can apply. The poster is presented at the Knowles Teacher Initiative (former KSTF) Summer Meeting 2017 to over 300 high school math and science teachers from across the United States.
Kate Miller is joined by IceCube undergraduate researcher, Samantha Pedek, in presenting at the Arlington Public Schools' Superintendent's Seminar.
Superintendent’s Seminar is a summer enrichment program for rising 11th and 12th graders who have demonstrated a desire for an academic experience. Approximately 30 students from across the district spend a week participating in activities focusing on this year's theme of
PolarTREC teacher Steve Kirsche, researcher Ian Baker and graduate student Eric Wagner discuss the research and life in the field as part of the PolarTREC expedition “Dynamic Observations of the Microstructural Evolution of Firn” based out of Summit Station, Greenland.
Kate Miller and Katey Shirey spoke about life in Antarctic and the science of IceCube to two groups of ~30 elementary-aged kids at the National Science Foundation's Take-Your-Daughter-or-Son-to-Work Day.
Kate Miller teamed up with the Friends of the Arlington Planetarium for a Sunday presentation about her Antarctic expedition. After the 30-minute, full-dome showing of "Chasing the Ghost Particle," Kate presented about life in Antarctica and the IceCube Project. Near 50 people attended.
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Kate attended the IceCube Collaboration Meeting (Spring 2017) in Madison, WI. Here, she got a better feel for how the IceCube collaboration is organized and how science is done within the collaboration. Kate presented a short powerpoint presentation during Friday's poster session. These slides were also included in the Education and Outreach presentation given by Dr. Madsen Saturday morning. The